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Fossil vs Lore: catalog facts
Fossil	Lore
Free Free and open source under the BSD 2-clause licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, Self-hosted, Command line
Single executable with nothing else to install Wiki, tickets, forum and chat built in	Designed for repositories with large binary assets Local mode for quick start, server for teams
Far smaller ecosystem and hosting options than Git Different workflow conventions to learn for Git users	Centralized model rather than distributed like Git New system with a smaller ecosystem of tools than Git
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-2-Clause	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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